Sunday, June 28, 2009
Our Trip to CHITOWN!!
We chose to be adventurous and headed to Chicago for a long weekend. Eventhough it took us nearly 6 hours to get to town (usually takes 3 1/2), it was well worth the trip. We were able to stay with the Pludemans and visit with their adorable son Daniel, and got to catch some of the sights of Chicago. As soon as we got to town we parked the car and made a bee line to the Shedd Aquarium. Maddox wasn't really sure what to think about the big tanks of fish, but by the end of the day he had his face smashed up against the glass nose to nose with the sharks.
From the aquarium it was time to get something to eat, so we headed across the street to the Taste of Chicago. Dad was depressed that he couldn't see Emeril Live, but he enjoyed all of the people watching all the same. It was amazing seeing all of the different walks of life at the event (some should have looked in the mirror before they left the house). We played it safe with the food and had to sample the deep dish Chicago style pizza. Yum!!!
On Saturday the family packed up and headed to the Cubs/White Sox game at US Cellular Field. It was a scorcher that day, but we took plenty of ice cream breaks to keep cool. Maddox loved the baseball game and everyone sitting around us loved him. He was cheering when everyone else was cheering and even manipulated our neighbors out of nacho chips. Ridiculous!!! The White Sox ended up squeking out the win 8-7.
All in all it was a great trip......
"Mom did you see that??"
Friday, June 26, 2009
Can you say Creepy???
One morning this week Maddox woke up from the overnight with a dry diaper. Jenn and I said what the hey, and put Maddox on his toy potty to see what he would do. Voila!!!, he peed like he had been doing it for years. He is only 15 months old!! He definitely understands the concept of using the toilet and goes in it everyday now....
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Overcoming our fear of water......
We were trying to be good parents when we signed up Maddox for swim lessons, but we quickly realized that you can't just throw your child into the water and expect them to swim. On our first night of lessons, Maddox was completely terrified of the water and screamed the entire 30 minutes in the pool. Nothing would calm him down, and we seriously thought this was a bad idea. We refused to give in to the pressure and took him back to the pool 2 days later. The screaming only lasted about 10 minutes. I guess that practice and repetition makes perfect because by the 6th lesson, Dad, Mom and Maddox were going completely under water with no screaming!!! YAY!!
The next Michael Phelps in the making (minus the bong)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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